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"If Cheap Is All that Matters, No One Will Want to Come" - Akita Ja Chairman Criticizes Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi: Asahi Shimbun

Agriculture · Akita

"If Cheap Is All that Matters, No One Will Want to Come" - Akita Ja Chairman Criticizes Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi: Asahi Shimbun

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On the 30th, regarding the rice issue, JA Akita Central Union (Akita City) Chairman Tadahiko Komatsu quoted Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None" and criticized Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, saying, "If cheap rice is good enough, there will be no rice producers left."See the Story

Wind turbine blade falls in northern Japan, one man dies

A 40-meter-long blade has fallen off a wind turbine in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita. A man was found collapsed near the site and later confirmed dead. Police say they received a report at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday that a blade had come off a turbine in a park in Akita City. The local police and fire department say an 81-year-old man was found unconscious with head injuries, and that he was later pronounced dead after being transpo…Akita · Akita Read Article

Man dies after wind turbine blade falls in an Akita park

50% Left coverage: 4 sources

According to the police, the victim was discovered roughly 1 meter away from the fallen blade.Wind Power · Akita See the Story

Mr. Suzuki, a newcomer to the Akita gubernatorial election, was elected for the first time and held back former vice governors

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

[NHK] In the Akita gubernatorial election, which was a battle between 3 newcomers, Mr. Suzuki Kenta (49), a former prefectural assembly member, held back the former vice governors and won the election for the first time.Akita · Akita Read Article

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